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With the Diamondbacks looking for help against left-handed pitchers, one name that has come up is Barry Bonds. "He and maybe a couple of others are sort of sitting out there," said Arizona GM Josh Byrnes said. "I think it's a bit of assessing any players' readiness, then knocking somebody out of the lineup, dollars, etc. I don't want to talk about him specifically, but, believe me, we've considered a lot of options."

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July 9, 2008  10:13 AM ET
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AZ isn't going to sign him

July 9, 2008  10:19 AM ET
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Doesn't that girl Barry was banging live in AZ? Time for a restraining order

July 9, 2008  10:25 AM ET
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Maybe.... this happens.

July 9, 2008  10:29 AM ET
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It'd be a decent spot for him. Bonds or no Bonds, AZ normally stays out of the spotlight even when things are going well.

The circus would probably be a little more subdued were Barry to spend the rest of the summer in the desert.

July 9, 2008  10:31 AM ET
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What kind of a salary do you give a guy like that though?

July 9, 2008  10:36 AM ET
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I think he'd take a low number just to prove he can still play, and if you could, make the terms undisclosed to protect the huge ego.

July 9, 2008  10:43 AM ET
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Yes, but what do you think? under 10 mil? over?

July 9, 2008  10:45 AM ET
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i dont think he play the field anymore which he'll have to do in the NL

July 9, 2008  10:45 AM ET
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Like him or not, his bat would upgrade most any lineup. The primary issue is how he his already diminished LF skills would hold up after sitting out for so long.

I still say an AL team should pick him up.

July 9, 2008  10:51 AM ET
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Why would you want a cancer on your team?

July 9, 2008  10:55 AM ET
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Yes, but what do you think? under 10 mil? over?
Baba O'Reiley | 07/09/08, 10:43 AM

I think you'd pay him well under 10mln, maybe 2mln or less. He'd be playing half a season, and it's not exactly a multi-bid situation, so I think he'd jump at almost anything just to get back out there.

July 9, 2008  11:04 AM ET
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Why would anyone want the chaos in their locker room? The guy carries too much baggage.

July 9, 2008  11:04 AM ET
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If AZ doesn't do it some other team is going to roll the dice and pick him up of the rest of the season.

July 9, 2008  11:12 AM ET
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Desperate times call for despite teams to take desperate measures, but this one is a steroidal reach. You should be ashamed of yourself D-backs.

July 9, 2008  11:18 AM ET
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I think whatever contract he gets, it should be incentive laden

July 9, 2008  11:19 AM ET
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I think he'd destroy team chemistry wherever he went.

July 9, 2008  11:27 AM ET
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AD: 1 lost dog looking for a home. Good pet but might cause problems. High maintenance.

July 9, 2008  11:28 AM ET
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Yeah I think a low base built around incentives would do, but even that may not be necessarily. Just low ball him a one year offer, see what happens and then negotiate.

The thing is, I don't think anybody (outside of the hardcore haters) doubt his ability. He'll hit well if he does get picked up, the only issue will be the chemistry factored mentioned in about 90% of the comments about him going anywhere.

 
July 9, 2008  11:40 AM ET
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Whatever happened to league rules........

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